Leaders in Washington, D.C., condemned a Republican-led continuing resolution that would cut the district’s 2025 budget by 16%.

House Republicans announced their stopgap bill to fund the federal government on Saturday that included cutting the district’s budget by approximately $1 billion. Speaking outside the Capitol at a press conference, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and other Washington officials warned of the possible consequences of the bill.